Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-18
WASHINGTON.
Sudden Death of David K. Cartier,
Chief Justice of the District of
Columbia Supreme Court.
History OF His Career rs u Politician
and Judg8-C0mplete List Of En-
tries Tor he National Drill.
All Parts of the OOEnrry, Including the
South, Well Bepresented-OnIy
Three Entries from Texas
A VACANT JUDGESHIP.

WASHINGTON, April I7.-Caief Justice
David h. Cartier OF the Supreme court of
the District of Columbia died a. his home
in this city at 10 O'Clock last night in the
seventy fifth year of his age. He had
been in i'll health for some months, but
lis condition WAS not considered at ali
alarming until last Wednesday, when &
severe cold, which he had contracted,
developed symptoms sufficiently alarm ing
to excite fears of fatal termination.
His condition remained much the same,
he retaining perfect consciousness, until
late yesterday afternoon, when he sank
into semi-cOnsciousness, and later into
a wholly unconscious condition, from
which he rallied only at intervals up to
the time of his death The immediate
cause of this is so little understood that
an autopsy has been decided upon.
1t is, however, the opinion of
some of his friends that the
remote cause, at least of
his death, was cancer Ot.the stomach. Ac-
cOrding to his expressed wish his body
wilt be buried at Cleveland, Ohio.
Judge Cartier was born in Jefferson
county, New York, June %, 1872, and when
a mere boy was apprentCed to the printing
trade ia Rochester under ThurlOw Weed.
This, however, he soon gave up to attend
school. Later he entered 4 law office in
Rochester, was admitted to the bar in
1882, and in 1886 he removed TO Akron,
Ohio. In l848 he was elected to Congress
and served TWO terms, after which he
opened law office III Cleveland He was
q member of the National Republican
convention at Chicago in 1860,
and was one CT the three
men IN the Ohio delegation VINO turned
their votes from Case and insured the
nomination of Mr.. Lincoln. He was
Minister to BoIivis under Mr.. LincoIn's
appointment and on returning to this
country in December, 1862, was appointed
Chief Justice Of tie Supreme court OF the
district, much u his surprise He
accepted the Office in 1868, ana from that
time TO the present devoted himself ex-
ClusiVely TO tie duties OF his position As
8 vigorous dispenser If justice and sound
legal judgment, MS judicial career is
well known. Judge Cartier has always
been regarded as a man Of great business
ability, and it is estimated that he leaves
an estate worth $500, 900.
THE NATIONAL Drill.
WASHINGTON, April 17-Followlng is
a list OF the military organizations en-
tered and ected upon by the National
Drill committee st the closing of the en-
tries on April l, 1887:
misunderstanding LomaX Rifles;
Company B, First regiment.
Arkansas-EuTeka Springs Guards.
COlOradO-Chaffee Light Artillery.
Connecticut - (COmpetiug) SarsfeId
Guard (competing) Shields Guard; com
petingl Emerald Guard.
Decentralization of First regiment;
(competing) Company B, Second regi-
ment.
District of Columbia-(C Competing
Battalion of Washington Light Infantry;
(competing) Company B, Washington
Light Infantry; (competlng) National
Rifles; (competing) Washington CONT
nentals; (compeung) Emmett Guard;
Competing Company A; Cadets.
UIinois-Battalion of First regiment;
competing Company H, Sixth regi-
men; Light Battery A; Competing
Chicago Zouaves.
Indiana Competing Light Battery
A, First regiment; (cOmpetin2) Gsttling
Gun platoon, Third re- iment; Compel
ng) Indianapolis Light Infantry; (com-
Detlng) Fort Wayne Rifles; Richardson
Rifles.
Iowa-First regiment, eight companies;
,competing) Muscatine Z hes; Compel
ng) Shenandoah Guard; Company A,
First regiment: Company D, First regi-
nent.
Kansas-Company G, First regiment.
notwithstanding First regiment,
Companies K, S and 6; competing Bat
alon Louisville Legion: Competing
Battery A, First regiment.
Louisiana Competing Battery B,
Louisiana field artillery; Competing
louisiana Rides.
Maine Competing Neatly Rifles, Sec
md regiment.
Maryland Competing State Corps
Iadets.
MassaChusetts-E Guards.
Decentralization Fourth regiment;
competing) Grand Rapids Guards; (cOm-
'eting) Custer Guards; (cOmpeting( Ca
Continual nm Ej0bth Pane